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7: Life cycle nutrition of cats - growth Flashcards

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Nursing kittens depend on the queen for…

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  • food
  • antibodies
  • warmth
  • hygiene
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Nursing kittens cry when… Poor interaction with the queen can lead to…

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Hungry, cold, hot or in discomfort

Poor interaction may result in cannibalism or neglect

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Body temperature of nursing kittens? What is dangerous

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At birth = 36C
1 week of age = 37.5C

Body temp poorly regulated during first 4 weeks. Queen maintains temp and humidity of nestbox.
Hyperthermia as detrimental as hypothermia

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When does the queen produce colostrum? What nutrients are in it

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24 to 72 hours after parturition

High DM content
Low lactose level (increases as lactation continues)
Protein and lipid levels decline from day 1 to 3, then rebound back up

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Why do nursing kittens need colostrum? When?

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Naive immune system. Antibodies not transferred in placenta.
Should receive colostrum within 12h of birth
~16h after birth passive immunoglobulin transfer stops

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What nutrients are found in milk? What is it needed for

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  • water, protein, fat, lactose, minerals and vitamins
  • high levels of arginine and taurine
  • essential f.a.
  • milk DHA concentration reflects queens intake

Need milk for normal growth and development

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7
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Trend in Ca:N ratio of milk

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Ca:N ratio reduces during suckling (around week 3-4), then goes back up at week 6
Insufficient Ca:N ratio for skeletal calcification

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Variation in different nutrients in milk as lactation progresses

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  • increase in milk energy, protein, lactose, Ca and p levels
  • decrease in Cu, Fe and Mg
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What is the relationship between milk protein and growth rate

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For most mammals, the high the % protein in the milk the less days required to double birth weight (faster growth)

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Typical birth weight of kittens?
Typical weekly weight gain?

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85 to 120 g (average 100 g) birth weight

Weekly weight gain ~100 g

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Energy requirement of nursing kittens? Energy content of milk?

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Energy requirement = 20-25 kcal/100 g BW

Milk contains between 0.85 and 1.6 kcal/mL : increases with progressing lactation

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Why might excess cows milk be detrimental to kittens?

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High in sugars/CHOs that kittens do not have the enzymes to digest

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What ingredients should be included in milk replacer for orphaned kittens

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Lactose, fatty acids (unsaturated; fish oil), whey protein, LCFA

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Describe the weaning process in kittens

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Gradual process
Queen starts avoiding kittens, kittens start eating more food

Starts 3 to 4 weeks of age
Completed at 6 to 10 weeks of age (6wks = 30% of caloric requirement from solid food)

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Impacts of forced weaning? Late weaning?

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Stressful event if forced. No maternal antibodies (reduced immune defense). Increased morbidity and mortality in post weaning period.

Late = more time for immune system maturation, decreased kitten mortality in post weaning phase

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What types of food should be used in the weaning process? Which shouldn’t?

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First offer moist food with water or milk replacer
By 6 to 8 weeks teach kittens to eat dry food

Semi-moist food promotes highly acidic urinary pH. Metabolic acidosis. Impaired bone mineralization. Use limited amounts of semi-moist treats.

17
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When is the post-weaning to adulthood phase (growth)? During this phase, nutrient requirements need to support…

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8 weeks of age until 10 to 12 months

Nutrient requirements = maintenance + growth
(growth slows with nutritional deficiencies)

18
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Slide 23

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Look at formula, understand it

19
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Describe protein requirement of a growing kitten

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  • high at weaning, decrease gradually to adult level
  • higher requirements for sulfur amino acids than other species
  • 56.3 g/1000 kcal ME (adult cat is 50g)
20
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Describe fat requirements in growing kittens

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  • higher in growing cat than adult
  • docosahexenoic acid (DHA) important for neural development
  • 9% DM recommended
  • 22.5 RA g/1000 kcal ME
21
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Essential f.a.? Other?

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Linoleic, a-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid

EPA + DHA for brain development (found in fish oil)

22
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Fat digestibility in growing kittens? How might you ameliorate low fat digestibility using ingredients?

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Fat digestibility increases with age (between 9-17 weeks)

Improve digestibility by feeding PUFA’s (more digestible) and not a lot of saturated fats

23
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Recommended Ca and P allowance in growing kittens? What happens if diet is low in Ca?

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Ca: 440 mg/kg BW per day
P: 400 mg/kg BW per day

Low in Ca high in P = nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism = osteitis fibrosa (brittle bone)

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Carbohydrate requirements in growing kittens

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  • no known requirements
  • adequate supply of gluconeogenic amino acids
  • can readily digest (some) starch in cereal grains
25
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Benefit or consequences of feeding fiber to growing kittens

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Prebiotic fiber can aid in gut health

Too much fiber = loose feces, hinder digestion of other nutrients

26
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Slide 29

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look

27
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‘Normal’ eating behaviour in cats

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Hunt solitarily, strictly carnivorous
12-20 meals/day ad libitum
Hunt and sleep during the day and night
Average mouse = 30 kcal = 8% of cat’s daily energy requirement

28
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How do cats adjust to diet energy densities? Why is it difficult to assess ‘normal’ behaviour in cats

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Would normally adjust food intake to diet energy density. Pet cats with high energy diets combined with little exercise may face obesity.

Because of domestication

29
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Describe the cats predatory drive

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Strong
Cat will stop eating meal to make a kill
Owners may confuse predatory behaviour with hunger

30
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What are cats sensitive to in terms of eating behaviour? Food preferences may be…

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Sensitive to physical form (including texture), odor and taste of food

Inherited

31
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How are eating behaviours of cats learned and inherited? Cats may become…

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  • easily influence food preference of kittens with queen present
  • queens trained to eat bananas and mashed potatoes in the presence of meat = kittens ate bananas and mashed potatoes

Neophobic (dislike diff foods) or neophilic (likes)

32
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How to feed a cat to promote eating behaviour

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  • use animal products: fat, protein, meat extracts, free aa found in muscle
  • not attracted to taste of sugars
  • averse to some flavors derived from plant products (e.g. medium-chain TGs like coconut oil)
  • dislike foods with powdery, sticky or greasy textures
33
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Why do queens exhibit coprophagia behaviour

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With kittens <30 days of age
To keep the nest clean, prevent smells that may attract predators

34
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Describe plant or grass eating in cats

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  • natural behaviour
  • grass is not digested
  • acts as local irritant, sometimes stimulate vomiting
  • may serve as purgative to eliminate hair or other indigestible material (hairballs)
  • response to nutritional deficiencie, boredom, taste preference
35
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Learned taste aversions in cats

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  • adaptive response
  • linked to negative digestive tract experience (vomiting, nausea)
  • up to 40 days
  • if eats food and gets sick (even for diff reason) they link the two events and avoid that food
36
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Anorexia behaviour in cats

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  • few days of inappetence not detrimental to healthy cat
  • malnutrition, reduced immune function, increased risk for hepatic lipidosis
  • can be due to stress, unacceptable foods or concurrent disease
  • change diet to highly palatable food
37
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What is hepatic lipidosis

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In obese cats. When energy is being released from adipose it can accumulate in the liver. Too many f.a. in the liver that can be oxidized for energy

38
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Describe fixed-food preferences in cats

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Food type in first 6 months of kitten’s life influences food preferences
Fixed-food preferences when only fed limited number of foods

39
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Describe polyphagia in cats

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  • excessive food consumption
  • can be mediated by disease, drugs, psychological stress and underfeeding

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